Colour

#C55E54

#C55E54
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#C55E54 is a red with RGB values 197, 94, 84 and HSL 5°, 49%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#C55E54

RGBrgb(197, 94, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.3686, 0.3294

RGB percentages77.3%, 36.9%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(5.3, 49.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.3, 57.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 52.3%, 57.4%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,934,740

CSS custom property--colour: #C55E54;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#3AA1AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#777053no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#918552no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D74D5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 5.6 Light coral · ΔE 15.1 Salmon · ΔE 16.1 Sienna · ΔE 17.4 Brown · ΔE 18.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 5.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#54BBC5

Analogous#C55482, #C59754

Triadic#54C55E, #5E54C5

Split complementary#54C597, #5482C5

Tetradic#83C554, #54BBC5, #9754C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9EDEC

Lighter +30%#ECCAC6

Lighter +20%#DFA6A0

Lighter +10%#D2827A

Darker −10%#AC443A

Darker −20%#86352D

Darker −30%#602620

Darker −40%#391714

More saturated +25%#E24637

Less saturated −25%#A87671

Channel breakdown

R197

G94

B84

Red197 (77.3%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue5.31°

Saturation (HSL)49.34%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 5E · B 54

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